Monday, September 22, 2008

Celebrate the 8

Winston Brooks has 8 goals to improve education in the APS.

In the September APS Perspective propaganda instrument,
Winston Brooks describes the "conversation" series of meetings
with stakeholders.

That’s why we are encouraging you to participate in the
Celebrate the 8! conversation Series, which will feature
seven community meetings held throughout the district
during the next couple of months to discuss our goals and
ways to implement them.
Watch for more information on the Conversation Series,
and plan to attend with open minds and suggestions for
making Albuquerque one of the premier urban school
districts in the country.
The truth of course, is that there is no conversation to be had
at any of these meetings. The leadership of the APS controls
the "conversation" by asking all the questions and allowing no
one to ask a question of their own.

This is not a conversation; it is patently dishonest to even
imply that it is.

Winston Brooks is a failure as a role model of the student
standards of conduct.


cc superintendent(at)aps.edu

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

If you attended any of the 7 meetings offered you would have updated your blog, as it lacks fact based on the meetings themselves. As a community member and teacher who did attend the meetings I appreciated the true conversations which occured at them through the asking of and answering of questions given by students, parents, teachers, and administration.

ched macquigg said...

You wrongly presume that I have not attended any of the meetings, I have.

You also wrongly assume that you can ask any question you want.

Ask anyone in the leadership; Why are you not accountable as role models of the student standard of conduct?

Or as them; Will you name a time, a day, and a place where you will sit and answer legitimate questions candidly, forthrightly and honestly?

Then get back to me.